OK. In a nod to both Mr. Robb and Ms. Sanfedele (hahaha) I adjusted the contrast and reframed the photo with a somewhat narrower med/dark gray frame.
New version: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5596946&size=lg Original Version: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5592477&size=lg Comments and critiques appreciated. Keep in mind that what I and the camera saw was not a crystal clear scene because of the fog. The image is meant to be soft and moody, like me. :-) Tom C. >From: ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: PESO - Common Ground >Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:37:07 -0500 > >Tom, this one doesn't work so well for me -- if I didn't know of your >past accomplishments perhaps I'd just not bother to comment. > I love days like that, myself, but somehow this image lacks strength. > >I think too that you are doing your best photos a disservice by making a >bit too elaborate a frame around them . >I'd like to see either the whole page black or a narrower black and >whiteline frame. in the case of Common Ground, >as it is a photo of such low contrast, the high contrast of the frame is >distracting. > >ann > >Tom C wrote: > > >Well, perfect weather today at home, but the inversion had the fog > >suppressed even lower than yesterday. Driving into town I knew I'd be >very > >late for work. Driving along the highway conditions were great except >for > >the background human clutter. I took a detour to a country club golf >course > >and walked on the grounds. > > > >This the first of hopefully many that are useable from this morning. >Curves > >adjusted, small crop, conversion to gray scale. I have a hard time >picking > >between the slightly color tinged color version and the gray scale >version > >presented here. > > > >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5592477&size=lg > > > >It was one of those days that produced a photographer's high. I could >have > >stayed as long as the conditions lasted... work is always there. > > > > > >Tom C. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
